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"Keeping Your Head Up"
Single by Birdy
from the album Beautiful Lies
Released	30 December 2015 (2015-12-30)
Recorded	2014
Genre	Indie pop
Length	3:28
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Jasmine van den Bogaerde Wayne Hector Steve Mac
Producer(s)	Steve Mac Jasmine van den Bogaerde
Birdy singles chronology
"Let It All Go" (2015) "Keeping Your Head Up" (2015) "Wild Horses" (2016)
Music video
"Keeping Your Head Up" on YouTube

"Keeping Your Head Up" is a song by English musician Birdy for her third studio album, Beautiful Lies (2016). It was written by Wayne Hector, Steve Mac, and Birdy and produced by the latter two. The song was released as the album's lead single on 30 December 2015.

Music video

A music video was first released onto Facebook on 28 January 2016 and a day after on YouTube at a total length of three minutes and thirty-six seconds. The video begins with Birdy lying down with her head on a large pillow, peering intently at the camera. The camera gradually gets closer to her eye, then this scene gives way to various scenes of Birdy and other people. Demons and angels appear in her way throughout the video. At the end, Birdy is again shown lying down with her head on the pillow. The video was directed by Chris Turner (Favourite Color Black).

In popular culture

The song is featured in the international trailer for the 2019 film Last Christmas.

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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2. Birdy - Keeping Your Head Up [Official]. YouTube
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19. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
20. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Birdy; 'Keeping Your Head Up')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
21. "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 October 2023. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Keeping Your Head Up in the search box.
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23. iTunes - Music - Keeping Your Head Up - Single by Birdy

• 2015 songs
• 2015 singles
• Birdy (singer) songs
• Songs written by Steve Mac
• Songs written by Wayne Hector
• Atlantic Records singles
• Songs written by Birdy (singer)
• Song recordings produced by Steve Mac